Snails

The snails are adorable creatures that are often found when one goes exploring. They were released on November 18th, 2011, alongside the Dragowl and the Crumpled Pieces of Paper. They are not used any events so far, although there is a great deal of folklore about the Rainbow Snail. All four sprites for both series were sprited by Metakit, and, although there are two different snails, the two are not alternate forms. They are fully seperate species, and if you obtain a normal snail shell, it will not mature into a Rainbow snail. This is impossible.

Descriptions
Normal Snail

"The common snail is a harmless critter found in the depths of the Forest of Dreams. They are very sweet and calm creatures, although they are often avoided due to their slimy being. They are known to rummage through travelers' bags, eating their fruits, vegetables, herbs, and the like. Whenever a Rainbow Snail comes around, the Normal Snail is known to stop and bow down to it, as Rainbow Snails are widely known and mentioned very often in Glowaithe folklore."

Rainbow Snail

"Rainbow Snails are universally recognized as the beauty of the forest. They gleam in many different rainbow colors, and they glow the brightest when an actual rainbow shines in the sky. Rainbow snails are respected by all, even the Normal snails, who will actually stop and bow down to the Rainbow Snail. Rainbow snails are very, very commonly mentioned in folklore as those who would grant wishes to those who need it, but this has not been actually confirmed by any one sane person."

Sprite Credits

 * Metakit (All)